Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Rhino Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: [OT] Now the wokesters are demanding we use different terms for well-known animals Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 20:37:45 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 14 Message-ID: <20240506203745.00003984@example.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 02:37:47 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="164846e99739a932c201b8d846103107"; logging-data="2475137"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/MGnswk445o83rW+6Bb4hk9RlaZCYsDz0=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:QwGKqbdFOgB35wpzG0PQKMY2DDw= X-Antivirus: Avast (VPS 240506-4, 5/6/2024), Outbound message X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 4.2.0 (GTK 3.24.41; x86_64-w64-mingw32) X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Bytes: 1640 It seems that common terms like "lion" and "elephant" are now considered inappropriate for these animals. Or so this article would have us believe as it tells us what terms we SHOULD be using: https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/bbc-is-lost-for-words-over-elephant/ I've never heard of this website/organization (conservativewoman.co.uk) and I'm pretty sure this article is actually a spoof in the vein of The Babylon Bee but you be the judge. The proposals certainly resemble the kinds of things we seek from wokesters all the time. -- Rhino